Thursday, September 11, 2008

As a cook and a scientist, I am a pretty big Alton Brown fan.I watch "Good Eats" as often as possible, as well as cook his food a lot.So it should be no surprise that I am about to plug his new show.He started a show titled "Feasting on Asphalt", which was a cross country journey to find local and traditional roadside food.This year Brown returns with "Feasting on Waves" where he sails throughout the Caribbean islands in search of native food and local history.There are three reasons why you have to watch this show.

1)The food.By finding what the locals like, this show exposes food that has been lost amongst our chain-oriented minds.Most of the food he tries makes me want to be standing next to him shoveling it down while he explains what it is.

2)The history lesson.Alton Brown is a huge nerd.Science, history, and pop culture constantly are brought up when he is on screen, and a good portion of this show is about all of that.If you ever wanted to learn interesting things about the Caribbean islands (like why essence is so huge), this is one of your best chances.

3)The amazing photography.Seriously, why has this show not been given some kind of award for cinematography or the like?The photos are amazing, the way they show is shot makes you feel like you are there, and they focus so much on the people it never fails to astound me.

So there is my best pitch for why you should watch this show.It's on Food Network Sunday nights at 10, and they show replays about 100 times per week, so make sure and check it out.